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The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U or the UU) is a public university in Salt Lake City, Utah. Originally established February 28, 1850 by Latter-day Saint leader Brigham Young; it was initially named "University of Deseret." The school closed two years later for financial reasons. It reopened as a commercial school in 1867 in the old Council House in what is now downtown Salt Lake City under the direction of David O. Calder, a prominent Salt Lake City businessman and associate of Mormon leader Brigham Young. The University was renamed University of Utah in 1894 and classes were first held on the present campus approximately two miles directly east of downtown Salt Lake City in 1900. It currently enrolls 22,661 undergraduate and 6,531 graduate students and has 3,971 faculty members.

The state-owned University is referred to colloquially as "the U." The university has a ferocious athletic and (some might say) cultural rivalry with its neighbor to the south, Brigham Young University (aka "the Y"), which is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly known as the LDS Church). The University of Utah is the flagship public research institution in the state of Utah, and is one of 10 institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education.

Of the more than 3,500 colleges and universities in the United States, the University of Utah is one of only 88 which are classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as Research I universities — those which offer a full range of undergraduate programs, are committed to graduate education, and give research high priority.

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 [[Image:Kingsbury Hall.jpg|left|200px|Kingsbury Hall at the University of Utah.]]
-The '''[[University of Utah]]''' (also '''[[The U]]''' or the '''U of U''' or the '''UU''') is a [[public university]] in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]]. Originally established [[February 28]], [[1850]] by [[Mormon|Latter-day Saint]] leader [[Brigham Young]]; it was initially named "[[University of Deseret]]."  The school closed two years later for financial reasons.  It reopened as a commercial school in [[1867]] in the old Council House in what is now downtown Salt Lake City under the direction of David O. Calder, a prominent Salt Lake City businessman and associate of [[Mormon]] leader [[Brigham Young]]. The University was renamed '''University of Utah''' in [[1894]] and classes were first held on the present campus approximately two miles directly east of downtown Salt Lake City in [[1900]].  It currently enrolls 22,661 [[undergraduate]] and 6,531 [[graduate student|graduate]] students and has 3,971 [[Faculty (university)|faculty]] members.
+The '''[[University of Utah]]''' (also '''[[The U]]''' or the '''U of U''' or the '''UU''') is a [[public university]] in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]]. Originally established February 28, 1850 by [[Mormon|Latter-day Saint]] leader [[Brigham Young]]; it was initially named "[[University of Deseret]]."  The school closed two years later for financial reasons.  It reopened as a commercial school in 1867 in the old Council House in what is now downtown Salt Lake City under the direction of David O. Calder, a prominent Salt Lake City businessman and associate of [[Mormon]] leader [[Brigham Young]]. The University was renamed '''University of Utah''' in 1894 and classes were first held on the present campus approximately two miles directly east of downtown Salt Lake City in 1900.  It currently enrolls 22,661 [[undergraduate]] and 6,531 [[graduate student|graduate]] students and has 3,971 [[Faculty (university)|faculty]] members.
 The state-owned University is referred to colloquially as "[[the U]]."  The university has a ferocious athletic and (some might say) cultural rivalry with its neighbor to the south, [[Brigham Young University]] (aka "[[the Y]]"), which is owned by [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (commonly known as the LDS Church).  The University of Utah is the flagship public research institution in the state of Utah, and is one of 10 institutions that make up the [[Utah System of Higher Education]].